Prime Minister Paul Keating got to meet acting Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Perez yesterday.. and yes, the Australian TV crew who displaced opposition leader John Howard on the flight from Australia
were there to film the great event for Australian audiences.
Political:
The Liberal party has promised a cut in tax on bank savings if they win the next Federal election.
Business:
Ex-Coles Myer Chairman, Solomon Lew, is in trouble again. Seems he dumped a large parcel of shares in breach of Stock Exchange rules just after the crash in October 1987.
Sport:
Doriemus wins the Melbourne Cup. Back in the West Australian mining town of Kalgoorlie punters danced on bars - Keith Biggs a well known local personality is a part owner.
Social:
Government spending on Primary School education was the worst of any OECD country it was revealed in a report yesterday.
Personal trivia:
Well the weather seems to have returned to normal now with sunny warm days and blue skies. There are only two days to go before the launch of GLOBE INTERNATIONAL.
This event will take place in the Ipswich Global Information Centre - I will put GLOBE on line to New Zealand and Australia during this event. Watch this space for details. Return to Australian National News of the Day